Hydromotor



May 20 1924. 1,494,528

J. w, CLANTON ET AL HYDROMOTOR Filed Sept. 2 1922 :s Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS 2' WITNESSES May 20 1924. 1,494,528

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- 1,494,528 J. w. CLANTON ET AL HYDROMOTOR Filed Sept. 2, 19?? 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 F A TTORl VEY8 STATES PATENT or'ricn.

JOHN W. CLANTON AND ARTHUR W. BLAN'CI-IARD, 01 FAYETTE, IDAHO, ASSIGNORS F ONE-THIRD TO GEORGE W. CLANTON, 0F FAYETTE, IDAHO.

HYDROMOTOB.

Application filed September 2, 1922. Serial No. 585,948.

To all w ham it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN W. CLAN'roN and ARTHUR Vt. BLANOHARD, citizens of the United States, and residents of Payette, and 5 county of Payette, and State of Idaho,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-lydromotors of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to motors which use 10 flowing water as a source of power.

Briefly stated an important object of this invention is to provide a water motor wherein the wheel is so arranged that its blades are successively presented to the flowing water so that the wheel will be caused to 1'0- tate and drive a suitable mechanism, at any desired point. I a Further the invention forming the subject matter of this application aims to proride novel means wherebythe flow of water will be deflected so that the wheel maystop. A further object is to provide a water motor of a character specified which is of highly simplified construction, durable in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same Figure 1 is a detail longitudinal section through the motor, j

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the motor,

Figure 3 is a verticaltransverse section taken on line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 1 is aufragmentary side elevation of the motor.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a float or barge adapted to float upon the water and suitablemeans may of course be employed for securing the barge in the desired position. As illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 the opposite sides of the barge are provided with beams 6 which terminate in advance of the barge and are joined by a cross member 7. The pair of spaced parallel beams 6 have their extended portions provided with U-bolts 10 which carry bearings 11. The bearings 11 of which there are two rotatably support the axle 12 of an air-tight drum 13, the said drum being rotatably supported and confined between the parallel beams 6. i i

The drum 13, which is of cylindrical for- -mation, has internal reinforcing rods 14 of annular formation and these rods effectively brace and strengthen the drum. The rods 14 which are of annular formation are T- shaped in cross section.

Figure 1 illustrates that a plurality of paddles or blades 20 are hingedly connected to the drum.

The flow of water may be deflected when desired by means of a segmental hood which may be dropped in front of the blades and as illustrated in Figure 4 the transversely curved hood is providedwith segmental walls 61 rotatably connected to the end portions of the axle'12. Fig. 1 illustrates that the transversely curved hood 60 is provided with transversely extending reinforcing bars 96 through which a longitudinally extending rod 62 is connected and as illustrated in Figure 3 a link 64 is connected at one end to the rod62. The other end of the link 64 is connected to an actuating lever 65 by means of which the hood may be adjusted when necessary. It will "be observed that the lever 65 has pivotal connection intermediate its ends with the link Standis pivotally connectedat its forward end to a stub shaft 131 mounted on brackets 132. The brackets 132 are secured in position by bolts similar to those which secure the bearings 44 in place. The air tight drum 13 is passage 7 0 closed by means of a valvc 71 and a suitable cap 73 may be threaded onto the shaft 12 so as to cover the valve 71. V 7

With reference to the foregoing description,-taken in connection with the accom panying drawing, it will be apparent that a water motor constructed in accordance with this invention may bereadily placed in the water and will easily operate a pump or the like and the motor may be operated without the exercise of unusual skill or effort.

As illustrated in Figures 2 and r the end Walls 30 of the drum are formed with annular extensions 31. The annular extensions 31 arranged at the ends of the drum areprovided with inwardly directed flanges 32 which extend beyond the outer longitudinal edges of the blades 20. Also the annular extensions 51 are provided on their inner sides with stop flanges 33which form abutments for the blades 20 when the latter are moved to their Operative positions as illustrated in Figure 2.

It will be observed that as the wheel rotates the blades will successively assume their operative positions and engage the in wardly directed stop flanges or abutments 3- hen th b ades ume their p o positions the water will 'contact with the same and thereby revolve thewheel and the belts 40 trained about the pulleys l1 at the ends of the drum will be operated for turning a pair of drums l2, said drums being enn' t ta a s a 43- The shaft 4 3 is supported by bearings 4A and the shaft 43 is provided with a crank 16 which may be connected to a pump mounted on the stand 48 or, if desired the crank may be' connected to any other suitable mechanism. However, it is preferred to operate the pump which in turn will pump water for irrigation or other purposes.

The driving connection. between the several pairs of pulleys may be by means of a belt as illustrated, a chain or in fact a series of gears maybe employed. 7

However when belts are employed, belt tensioning levers 80 provided with rollers 81 may be employed and in that case springs 83 Will shift the levers 80. A suitable adjusting stem or shaft 84: may be threaded through each beam and employed as a means to vary the tension of the coiled springs 83. It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A water motor comprising a float hav-' ing a pair of beams extended beyond the ends thereof, an axle carried by said beams, a wheel rotatably carried by said axle and having endwalls provided with stops, paddles hinged to the wheel and adapted to engage said stops, a transversely curved hood arranged'about said wheel and having segmental end walls rotatably connected to said axle, and an adjusting link connected to said hood.

2. A water motor comprising afloat having a pair of beams extended beyond the ends thereof, an axle carried by said beams, a Wheel rotatably carried by. said axle and having end walls provided with stops, paddles, hinged to the wheel and adapted to engage said stops, a transversely curved hood arranged about said wheel and having segmental end walls rotatably connected to said axle, an adjusting link connected to said hood, power transmitting devices arranged at the ends of the wheel and being connected thereto, and a second set of power transmitting devices arranged upon the float and operatively connected to the first named power transmitting devices.

3. A water motor comprising a float, an axle carried thereby, a wheel mounted upon the axle and having end walls provided with annular extensions, stop flanges carried by said extensions, paddles hingedly connected 7 to the Wheel at the surface thereof and adapted to engage said stop flanges, said wheel being in the nature of a hollow airtight drum, a transversely curved hood arranged about said wheel and having end walls rotatably connected to said axle, and

neans-whereby to position said hood in its operative orlnoperativeposition. V

a, A water motor comprising a float, a

pair of beams carried by the sides of the float and extending from one end of the same, a wheel rotatably carried, by said beams and having end walls provided with annular extensions, the edges'of which are extended inwardly, stopflanges carried by the inner sides of said extensions, paddles hinged to the periphery of the wheel and adapted to engage said stop flanges, power transmitting means connected to the ends of said wheel, said wheel being in the nature of a 'llOllOfW air-tight drum, and a transversely curved hood arranged about said dles, pulleys secured to the ends .of said wheel, power transmitting members trained about said pulleys,.a second pair of pulleys connected to said power transmitting members, a crank shaft having connection with the second named pulleys,va hood having segmentalend walls rotatably connected to said axle, a link connected to said hood, and alever connected to. said shaft and having connection with saidlink and forming a Irheans whereby to control the link and the cod. i n

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